can someone help me please , iv been with scottish power for gas and elec for almost a year , i pay monthly direct debit of £45 , never missed payments
i got a letter today stating we have revised your monthly payments to £98 , this is ridiculous , i know i dont use a lot of electric , only as much as any other normal house, i may have used more gas during winter but no more than most people , i cant afford £98 , i am nort working , this is a joke , what can i do , other than change supplier and cancel my direct debit ? could there be a fault on my meter? this is stressing me out
I’m assuming it was £45 for both gas and electricity all together, not each, which seems quite low. That equates to £540 for your yearly total in bills.
But nevertheless.
1. You could contact Scottish Power and ask them to put you on a slightly lower rate. If they are not helpful then your could switch your supplier.
2.There are many switching companies out there, like uswitch or energy helpline which are based on-line.
Find a good list of them on http://www.cheaperutilitybill.co.uk
3. Get Your previous month’s bill with you and note, how much you are being charged per unit. Then go to one of these switching companies, follow the instructions on line, and wait for them to find you the quote.
4. The once you have the quote, check which is cheaper for gas and electricity, gas only and electricity only, (more often than not, getting both gas and electricity from the same supplier is not always cheaper). The look carefully at the results to see how much their quote is in terms of cost per unit.
5. Energy Prices have risen , hence there is no guarantee it will be cheaper. But try this nevertheless.
